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Unable to fit a traditional school schedule, Giselle looked for a program that <\/span><strong>supported her individual educational needs<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while allowing her to <\/span><strong>work at her own pace<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Visions, Giselle met credentialed teacher Miguel Garcia who put her on the path to success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy relationship with Mr. Garcia was great,\u201d says Giselle. \u201cHis guidance and advice is what motivated me to step out of my comfort zone and explore different academic fields at a young age.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Student Becomes The Teacher<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giselle worked with her teacher to balance traditional high school courses with improving her English reading and writing skills. Not only that, but Giselle also managed to <\/span><strong>take college classes<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with her teacher\u2019s support!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGiselle is a prime example of the tenacious students we have in our EL program at Visions,\u201d says teacher Miguel Garcia. Giselle\u2019s tenacity and love of learning marked her as one of the more successful students in the English Learner program, one others would often turn to for help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping other ESL students at Visions came very naturally,\u201d says Giselle. \u201cTheir struggles with language learning were very similar to the difficulties I previously had.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This experience of helping other students proved to be influential as Giselle prepared to leave Visions and enter the workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Paying It Forward<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When thinking of my career options in college I thought back to helping students at Visions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giselle graduated as part of the Class of 2016 and after getting a headstart on college credit at Visions, she went on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calpoly.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal Poly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to study teaching English. As part of her undergraduate program, Giselle had the opportunity to study at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yonsei.ac.kr\/en_sc\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yonsei University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Seoul, South Korea where she began studying a third language! After graduating with her BA in 2021, she returned to Cal Poly for her Master\u2019s program focused on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giselle\u2019s language-learning skills have served her well in learning Korean while giving her perspective into the experience of how students learn English. She is currently working to complete her Master\u2019s Degree and eventually intends to transfer to a Doctoral program focused on TESOL. 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